The Heaviest Carbon Footprints
Ranked from highest to lowest emissions. Find out which platforms are consuming the most energy and generating the highest levels of CO2 during your daily usage.
Emissions Leaderboard
| Rank | Platform | Category | Emissions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitcoin (1 Tx) | Crypto | 400kg CO2 / TX | Link |
| 2 | Midjourney | AI | 250g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 3 | TikTok | Social | 160g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 4 | Fortnite | Gaming | 150g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 5 | ChatGPT | AI | 150g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 6 | Gemini | AI | 145g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 7 | Claude | AI | 140g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 8 | League of Legends | Gaming | 120g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 9 | Minecraft | Gaming | 100g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 10 | Social | 90g CO2 / HOUR | Link | |
| 11 | Roblox | Gaming | 60g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 12 | Netflix | Streaming | 55g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 13 | Twitch | Streaming | 55g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 14 | Snapchat | Social | 50g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 15 | Microsoft Teams | Work | 50g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 16 | Zoom | Work | 50g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 17 | YouTube | Streaming | 46g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 18 | Google Meet | Work | 45g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 19 | Twitter / X | Social | 36g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 20 | Google Chrome | Browsing | 25g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
| 21 | Social | 25g CO2 / HOUR | Link | |
| 22 | Ethereum (Tx) | Crypto | 13g CO2 / TX | Link |
| 23 | Spotify | Streaming | 2g CO2 / HOUR | Link |
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